Ryan Solle

Height:
5-8
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Broadway, NC

About Solle: All-American and ACC Player of the Year candidate... possesses an outstanding feel for the game... incredible vision and ability to create dangerous scoring chances for teammates... one of the top central midfielders in the country... a hard-nosed, blue-collar type player. In 2005: Started all 21 games he played... led the Demon Deacons and ACC with a single-season school record 13 assists... bested the previous school record of 10 held by three different players... his 13 assists ranked fourth best in the NCAA... has dished out 23 assists for his career -- good for fourth on the all-time career list... tallied his first career goal in the NCAA Tournament victory over South Carolina on Nov. 18... ranked fifth on the team with 15 points... twice registered three assists in a single match (Sept. 11 against Rutgers and Sept. 20 against St. Joseph[apos]s)... recorded at least one assist in eight consecutive games (Sept. 9 through Oct. 4)... awarded All-ACC second team, Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Year (1st) and NSCAA All-South Region second team... named to the Carolina Nike Classic All-Tournament team, Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week (9.27), Soccer America Team of the Week (9.27), College Soccer News Team of the Week (11.21), College Soccer News Team of the Week (9.27). In 2004: Saw action in 19 games, starting 18 in the midfield... fourth on the team with nine points on nine assists... second on team with nine assists... recorded 15 shots... awarded Ohio State Classic All-Tournament Team... had at least one assist in six consecutive matches (Loyola Marymount, Elon, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Davidson)... recorded what proved to be gamewinning assist against Elon on Oct. 19... nine assists tied for fourth-most in single-season school history. In 2003: Played in 10 games and started one... was credited with one assist... attempted four shots on goal... made only start of the season at Virginia on Sept. 13... registered the gamewinning assist in the 3-1 victory over #5 St. John[apos]s on Aug. 31. Prep: A Parade All-American and member of the United States Under-18 National Team... captained the Fayetteville Force club team and played alongside Wake Forest classmate Mark Ellington on their way to three state championships... three-year member of the Region III ODP team and competed with that squad in Brazil, France, Trinidad and Tobago... played five years on the [apos]85 North Carolina State team and led that team to four regional championships and a national ODP Runner-Up in 2001. Personal: A communications major... chose Wake Forest over Stanford, St. John[apos]s, North Carolina, UNCG, South Carolina and Davidson... born Sept. 11, 1985 in Sanford, N.C. ... the son of Lee Solle and Bonnie Doby.

Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Shots	Goals	Assists	Points	GWG
2005	21-21	12	1	13	15	1
2004	19-18	15	0	9	9	0
2003	10-1	4	0	1	1	0
Totals	50-40	31	1	23	25	1